Lucius B. Northrop
| Lucius B. Northrop | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 8, 1811 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | February 9, 1894 (aged 82) Pikesville, Maryland |
| Place of burial | New Cathedral Catholic Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Allegiance |
United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1831–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Captain (USA) Colonel (CSA) |
| Unit | 7th U.S. Infantry 1st U.S. Dragoons |
| Commands held | Confederate Commissary Department |
| Battles/wars |
2nd Seminole War American Civil War |
Lucius Bellinger Northrop (September 8, 1811 – February 9, 1894), was the Commissary-General of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America. Appointed by Confederate president Jefferson Davis, a personal friend, Northrop was responsible for the logistics and supply chain that transported food, clothing, and forage to the Southern armies of the American Civil War, particularly the Army of Northern Virginia. Northrop was also responsible for supplying the prison camps that housed Federal prisoners-of-war, such as Andersonville.
Northrop was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was appointed to the United States Military Academy in West Point, Class of 1831. His time there overlapped with a fellow Southerner, Jefferson Davis (Class of 1828). After graduating, Northrop was commissioned as a second lieutenant of dragoons and assigned to a series of posts, including duty in Florida Territory during the Second Seminole War. While on duty in the Indian Territory in October 1839, Northrop suffered a severe wound to his right knee as the result of the discharge of his own pistol. With the exception of a few months of service in the army's subsistence department (from October 1842 to May 1843), he spent the following 8 years on sick leave. With permission from the War Department, he studied at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
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